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2023 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia

11 Schools Ranked

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The Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 11 schools in Virginia to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for nursing students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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Top Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia
$15,518 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Virginia Commonwealth University the best school in Virginia for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree.

Online graduate courses are available at VCU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 62% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#2

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia
$20,906 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Virginia - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Virginia.

Online graduate courses are available at University of Virginia, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 75% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#3

Radford University

Radford, Virginia
$12,535 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 11 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Radford University landed the # 3 spot on the list.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Radford. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 87% took at least some of their classes online.

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#4

Eastern Mennonite University

Harrisonburg, Virginia
$15,270 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Eastern Mennonite University is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree.

Eastern Mennonite does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 82% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#5

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, Virginia
$12,514 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 11 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, James Madison University landed the # 5 spot on the list.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since JMU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 68% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#6

Shenandoah University

Winchester, Virginia
$23,430 Average Tuition & Fees

Shenandoah University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Shenandoah does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 79% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#7

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, Virginia
$13,224 Average Tuition & Fees

Old Dominion University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Old Dominion. In 2019-2020 about 82% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#8

Marymount University

Arlington, Virginia
$21,016 Average Tuition & Fees

Marymount University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree nursing programs.

One thing to take note of is that Marymount does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 68% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#9

Hampton University

Hampton, Virginia
$13,134 Average Tuition & Fees

Hampton University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Hampton. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 27% took at least some of their classes online.

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#10

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
$16,644 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, George Mason University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree.

One thing to take note of is that GMU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 87% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

Full George Mason University Report

#11

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
$8,360 Average Tuition & Fees

Liberty University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking.

One thing to take note of is that Liberty University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 97% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.

References

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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